Saint-Lambert station explained

Saint-Lambert
Style:Via Rail
Address:329 Avenue Saint-Denis
Borough:Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.4992°N -73.5072°W
Owned:Via Rail
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:368 spaces[1]
Bicycle:23 spaces
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed station
Code:
Via Rail: SLAM
Iata:XLM
Zone:ARTM

B[2]

Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Saint-Lambert station in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada, serves Exo commuter rail, Via Rail and Amtrak intercity rail, and RTL buses. It is located at 329 Avenue Saint-Denis at the corner of Avenue Victoria.

The station is served by two Via Rail lines: the Ocean and Ottawa-Quebec City Corridor service, and one Amtrak train, the Adirondack, which links to New York City. It is also used by Exo for commuter rail service on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. There are four local buses routes stopping at this station. The station was staffed by VIA Rail ticket agents until 25 October 2012. Since then, it has been unstaffed, but the station building is open before and after train arrival and departure times, to serve as a shelter for waiting passengers. It is not wheelchair-accessible. It is in ARTM fare zone B, and has 320 parking spaces. Prior to the reform of the ARTM's fare system in July 2022, it was in zone 3.

The station serves as the Via Rail station for nearby Longueuil, which does not have an intercity rail station of its own.

In 2012, plans were announced for the Adirondack to bypass the station entirely in the near future, following the opening of a new U.S. Customs preclearance facility at Montreal's Central Station. Under this scenario, Saint-Lambert would be dropped from the Adirondack route to expedite scheduling.[3] [4] As of March 2017, the United States Congress had passed the necessary legislation and the Parliament of Canada was considering it.[5]

Bus connections

Réseau de transport de Longueuil
No.Route NameService times
1Grande-Allée and Pine – Terminus LongueuilRegular
6Terminus Panama – Terminus LongueuilRegular
55Bolton and Riverside – Terminus Centre-villeRush hour only
106Broadway and Milan – Terminus LongueuilRush hour only

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://rtm.quebec/fr/planifier-trajet/train/mont-saint-hilaire/1/11440#InformationsGare Gare Saint-Lambert (RTM)
  2. Web site: Fare Zones . . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Customs relief in sight for Amtrak's Adirondack . Bowen. Douglas John. 11 May 2012. RailwayAge.com. 22 June 2012.
  4. News: Bowen . Douglas John . Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer . Railway Age . 16 March 2015.
  5. News: Amtrak's Adirondack on track to benefit from customs legislation. Anderson. Eric. 19 March 2017. Times Union. 7 August 2017. Albany.